Finger ring holder and display device

ABSTRACT

A finger ring holder and display device constructed from a unitary, one-piece blank of material of cardboard or the like comprising a substantially flat base portion, an arm member folded upwardly and rearwardly from one edge of said base portion, a pair of side walls folded along the longitudinal edges of said arm member and extending rearwardly therefrom, a pair of aligned notches extending inwardly from the edges of said side walls, and an upwardly extending tab member located rearwardly of and in alignment with said arm member, whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, the opposite side portions of the shank extend through said aligned notches, and the rear portion of the shank is engaged beneath said tab member to maintain the ring in an upward disposition for ready viewing.

United States Patent [191 .loyce 451' July 9,1974

FINGER RING HOLDER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Inventor: Robert D. Joyce,Glocester, R.I.

Vargas Manufacturing Company, Cranston, RI.

Filed: Jan. 2, 1973 Appl. No.: 320,608

Assignee:

US. Cl. 248/450, 248/459 Int. Cl. Fl6m 13/00 Field of Search 248/ 174,442, 450, 451,

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1895 Boyden 248/174 UX 8/1922Chapman.... 206/75 UX 2/1972 Walters 211/13 4/1973 Dotson 248/450Primary ExaminerWilliam H. Schultz Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Salter &'Michaelson ABSTRACT A finger ring holder and display device constructedfrom a unitary, one-piece blank of material of cardboard or the likecomprising a substantially flat base portion, an arm member foldedupwardly and rearwardly from one edge of said base portion, a pair ofside walls folded along the longitudinal edges of said arm member andextending rearwardly therefrom, a pair of aligned notches extendinginwardly from the edges of said side walls, and an upwardly extendingtab member located rearwardly of and in alignment with said arm member,whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, theopposite side portions of the shank extend through said aligned notches,and the rear portion of the shank is engaged beneath said tab member to'maintain the ring in an upward disposition for ready viewing.

5 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures FINGER RING HOLDER AND DISPLAY DEVICEBACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE- INVENTION It has been found desirable toprovide a finger ring holder and display device which is simple andinexpensive to manufacture but which nevertheless will hold and displaya finger ring so that it will be positioned for ready and convenientviewing.

Ring display devices per se are not new in the art, but many of them areof somewhat complicated and expensive construction, are not readilyadaptable to different size rings, and do not hold the ring so that itis upwardly disposed for the most convenient viewing.

The present invention achieves all of the above objectives by providingan extremely simple and inexpensive device that may be readily formedfrom a unitary, one-piece blank of material, such as cardboard. Thedevice comprises a substantially flat base portion, preferably of squareconfiguration, from one edge of which there is upwardly and rearwardlyfolded a flat arm member. The arm member has side walls folded rearwardly from its opposite longitudinal edges, with the side wallspreferably being of arcuate, convex configuration. The arm member is ofsubstantially lesser width than the width of the base portion andiscentrally positioned with respect thereto. Also, the side-walls of thearm member are provided with inwardly extending, centrally positionedand aligned notches. At the rear edge of the base portion, i.e., theedge opposite from the edge from which the arm member-extends, there isprovided an integrally struck, upwardly extending tab member.

Due to the inherent flexibility and resilience of the cardboard-likematerial, a finger ring may be slid downwardly over the arm member untilthe side portions of the ring shank extend through the notches in theaforesaid side walls, and then the rear portion of the ring shank isengaged beneath the upwardly extending tab. The ring is then held inposition on the device, with the ornamental portion of the ring disposedadjacent the front of the arm member in an upward disposition, for readyand convenient viewing. The flexibility of the device easily permitsdifferent-size rings to be mounted and displayed, and a furtheradvantageous feature of the device is the fact that it not only may beused per se as a support and display device for a finger ring, but alsoit may be associated with any suitable display rack by slidably mountingthe base portion into channels dimensioned to receive same.

Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent as the description thereof proceeds when considered inconnection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings which illustrate the bestmode presently contemplated for carrying out the present invention:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finger ring holder and display deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the development blank from which my device isformed;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view showing the device of FIG. 1 partiallyformed;

FIG. 4 is 'a side elevational view showing the device I of FIG. 1completely formed;

FIG. 5 is a sectional side elevational view showing the device with aring mounted thereon; and

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view showing the device with a ring mountedthereon.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, and moreparticularly to FIG. 1 thereof, there is shown generally at 10 a fingerring holder and display device comprising a substantially flat baseportion 1-2, preferably, but not necessarily, of square configuration,having a substantially flat arm member 14 folded upwardly and rearwardlyfrom the front edge 16, as at 18. It will be understood that the armmember 14 is bendable with respect'to base portion 12; and in actualuse, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5, the arm member 14 makes an acuteangle therewith. v

Folded rearwardly from the opposite side edges 20 of arm member 14 areside walls 22, each having edgesof arcuate, convex configuration, andeach edge having an inwardly extending notch 24 centrally positionedtherein, whereby the notches 24 are in alignment with each other.Integrally struck from the'rear edge 26 of base portion 12 is anupwardly extending tab member 28.

It will be understood that the device 10 is constructed froma unitary,-one-piece blank of material, such as cardboard or the like, thedevelopment blank being illustrated in FIG. 2. Thus, after the blank hasbeen die cut or otherwise formed to assume the configuration of FIG. 2,the arm member 14 is folded upwardly and rearwardly with respect to baseportion 12, the side walls 22 are folded rearwardly, and the tab 28 isfolded or bent into upward disposition. The finger ring 30 to be mountedand displayed is then slid downwardly over arm member 14 until the sideportions of the ring shank engage in the notches 24, as illustrated inFIGS. 1 and 5, and then the rear portion of the ring shank is engagedbeneath the tab member 28, as illustrated most clearly in FIG. 5. Whensoheld,- the ring, and particularly the front ornamental portionthereof, is held in upward disposition, as illustrated most clearly inFIG. 5,-

for ready and convenient viewing. Due to the flexibility and inherentresilience of the cardboard, different-size rings may be mounted on thesame device. In other words, where a smaller ring is being mounted anddisplayed, the arm member 14 will be forced rearwardly to a greaterextent; whereas when a larger ring is being mounted and displayed, thearm member 14 will automatically assume a more upright position. Thearcuate configuration of side walls 22 facilitate the sliding of thering downwardly over the arm member; and it will be understood that oncethe rear portion of the ring shank is engaged behind tab member 28, thering will actually function to hold the device 10 in the operativeposition illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5.

Although the device 10 obviously may be used per se as a ring holder anddisplay device, such as by being positioned on a counter or other flat,horizontal surface, the device 10 also has utility in combination with adisplay rack, not shown, since the lateral side portions of base portion12 permit the device 10 to be slidably mounted in a display case havingchannel members dimensioned so as to receive said lateral portions.

While there is shown and described herein certain specific structureembodying the invention, it will be manifest to those skilled in the artthat various modifications and rearrangements of the parts may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying inventiveconcept and that the same is not limited to the particular forms hereinshown and described except insofar as indicated by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A finger ring holder and display device comprising a substantiallyplanar base portion, a substantially flat arm member extending upwardlyfrom one edge of said base portion and being bendable with respectthereto whereby said base portion and said arm member define an acuteangle, the width of said arm member being substantially less than thatof a human finger whereby a finger ring may be slid thereover, and a tabmember extending upwardly from said base portion, said tab member beingin alignment with said arm member and being spaced therebelow when thedevice is in operative position, whereby when a finger ring is sliddownwardly over said arm member, and the shank of the ring makesengagement with said tab member, the ring will be held in an upwarddisposition for ready viewing, said arm member having a pair ofsubstantially planar side walls extending rearwardly from its oppositelongitudinal edges, said side walls having edges of arcuate, convexconfiguration and having aligned notches extending inwardly therefromfor receiving the side portions of the ring shank.

2. In the device of claim 1, said base portion being of substantiallysquare configuration, said arm member being of substantially lesserwidth than said base portion and being centrally positioned with respectthereto.

3. ln the device of claim 2, said tab member being integrally struckfrom the edge of said base portion opposite to the edge from which saidarm member extends.

4. The device of claim 3 further characterized in that said baseportion, arm and tab members are formed from a unitary, integral blank.

5. In the device of claim 4, said blank being constructed of a foldablematerial having substantially the characteristics of cardboard.

1. A finger ring holder and display device comprising a substantiallyplanar base portion, a substantially flat arm member extending upwardlyfrom one edge of said base portion and being bendable with respectthereto whereby said base portion and said arm member define an acuteangle, the width of said arm member being substantially less than thatof a human finger whereby a finger ring may be slid thereover, and a tabmember extending upwardly from said base portion, said tab member beingin alignment with said arm member and being spaced therebelow when thedevice is in operative position, whereby when a finger ring is sliddownwardly over said arm member, and the shank of the ring makesengagement with said tab member, the ring will be held in an upwarddisposition for ready viewing, said arm member having a pair ofsubstantially planar side walls extending rearwardly from its oppositelongitudinal edges, said side walls having edges of arcuate, convexconfiguration and having aligned notches extending inwardly therefromfor receiving the side portions of the ring shank.
 2. In the device ofclaim 1, said base portion being of substantially square configuration,said arm member being of substantially lesser width than said baseportion and being centrally positioned with respect thereto.
 3. In thedevice of claim 2, said tab member being integrally struck from the edgeof said base portion opposite to the edge from which said arm memberextends.
 4. The device of claim 3 further characterized in that saidbase portion, arm and tab members are formed from a unitary, integralblank.
 5. In the device of claim 4, said blank being constructed of afoldable material having substantially the characteristics of cardboard.